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Faith Academy baseball advances to the playoffs

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #FaithAcademy, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbaseball, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Braxton Blair is one of several sophomores who is helping the Flames get back to the postseason again. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball team is back in the Class 3A playoffs of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. That’s three of the last four years and two in a row under the direction of second-year head coach Rob Ellis. Not bad for a Faith team that has 11 sophomores and two upperclassmen. “They’re younger, more inexperienced players, and they’re starting to…

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Burnet softball loses Lampasas

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #uilplayoffs, #UILsoftball0 comment

CAPTION: Peyton Allen slides under the tag and sits on third base to make sure she’s not out. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School softball team lost to Lampasas 10-7 April 17 in the District 24-4A regular season finale. The Lady Dawgs (11-12-1, 7-5) now turn their attention to Gatesville, (20-12-1, 6-5 fourth in District 23-4A) in a bi-district best-of-three series. Game one is at 6 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Temple College, 2600 S. First St. in Temple. Game two will begin at noon Saturday, April 26,…

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After bye Burnet baseball ready for final regular season series

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Drake Milam is one of several Bulldogs who is producing at the plate. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team returns to District 24-4A play after enjoying its bye week. The Bulldogs welcome Georgetown Gateway Tuesday, April 22, before traveling there Friday, April 25, to finish the series. Each game starts at 7 p.m. They will honor their seniors before the Tuesday home game. Burnet simply needs to win at least one of the next two games to return to the Class 4A playoffs. Head…

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Marble Falls track has 3 going to the state meet

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #running, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILtrack, #UILtrackandfieldregionals0 comment

CAPTION: Senior Tyler Hamblin (right) is returning to a familiar place – Mike Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus thanks to taking the silver medal in the 3,200 meters. Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Three Marble Falls High School track and field athletes finished in the top two of their events at the Class 4A Region III Championships April 18-19 at Bullard High School. They are sophomore Madison Cuplin, senior thrower Kylie Roberts and senior middle-distance runner Tyler Hamblin. While all the events are incredibly competitive, few live up to…

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Marble Falls golf finishes top 10 at regionals

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #regionals, #Texas, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILgolf0 comment

CAPTION: Senior Porter Vinson is one of two veterans who shared his knowledge with the underclassmen to help the team return to the postseason. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys golf team finished seventh at the Class 4A Region III tournament April 16-17 at the Bearkat Golf Course in Huntsville. The Mustangs shot a 346-352–698 to finish seventh overall in the team standings. Sophomore Camilo Montez led with an 81-81–162 for 12th overall followed by senior Porter Vinson with an 82-84–166 to finish 15th, senior Ross…

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Marble Falls tennis getting ready for district tourney

April 18, 2025April 18, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILtennis0 comment

CAPTION: Junior Cooper Womack is looking to continue his District 24-4A success. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School tennis team will compete at the District 24-4A tournament Tuesday and Thursday, April 22 and 24, at Taylor. Marble Falls received its seeding for each bracket. Two-time defending district champion Cooper Womack is seeded No. 1 in boys singles while the boys doubles team of Cooper Kelley and Weston York is seeded No. 1 and the boys doubles team of Nicolas Smith and Payton Glaser is seeded No.…

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Marble Falls baseball loses Taylor

April 18, 2025April 18, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #ducks, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Junior pitcher Atreyu Machacek kept the Taylor Ducks guessing. He allowed very few hits and even fewer free bases. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team lost to Taylor 4-3 in 10 innings April 17 in District 24-4A play. The Mustangs (11-14, 5-5) scored in the second inning when freshman catcher Braxton Dicken hit a hard ground ball to the shortstop that brought home sophomore Owen Nash, who reached on a lead-off single, for a 1-0 lead. The Ducks (6-16-1, 4-6) tied the contest…

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Marble Falls ISD bond addresses weather impact

April 17, 2025April 21, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

EDITOR’S NOTE: A $172.2 million bond package will be presented to Marble Falls Independent School District voters that has four propositions. One is the construction of an indoor practice facility. Early voting begins April 22-29. Texans have a saying when it comes to weather. “If you don’t like it, wait a minute.” But in the outdoor sports world, weather decides if the game will be played, moved or cancelled. Most governing bodies of extracurricular events have a policy for games that states how quickly a district contest must be made…

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Faith girls tennis wins state title

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #marblefallsfaith, #statechamps, #TAPPS, #tennis, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: The 2025 Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls tennis team is the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Class 3A state champion includes head coach Rich Coleman (left), Ella Lewis, Halley Offutt, Alyana Reyes, Jaden Turrentine, Emerson Price, Kate Green and assistant coach Aland Price (back). Courtesy photo The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls tennis team won the Class 3A state championship of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools April 9-10 in Waco. And the boys team finished third at the state tournament led by…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Taylor

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Sophomore John Alan Whittle (left) and freshman Crawford Mattox exchange a fist pump as the two combine to score runs for the Mustangs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team crushed Taylor 9-1 April 15 in District 24-4A play. The Mustangs (11-13, 5-4) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning only to see the Ducks (5-16-1, 3-6) tie it on a grounder in the third inning. In the fourth inning, junior Andrew Elwartowski singled to drive in a run then freshman Cade Briseno hit…